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Words into Potions: a month-long writing challenge!

A graphic in illustrative style, with a pastel green background. Dark green dried herbs hang along the top of the image. To the left, an arched bookcase contains books, potions, a crystal ball, candlesticks, a chalice, and two sleeping cats. In the center, a cauldron steams with one light green cat on either side. "Words into Potions" is written above the cauldron, and on the cauldron are the letters "M and S". To the right, a cabinet holds a mortar and pestle, two candles, an ink bottle and quill, and three stacked teacups. A black cat sits beside the cabinet.

We're excited to announce Moon + Seraph's newest event...

Words into Potions (or, WIP!)

Join us this March 1st - 31st for a month-long writing challenge, where any and all types of writing goals are welcome! Use our event to draft a whole novel, outline a new WIP, finish a short story, or accomplish anything writing-related!

We have lots of exciting freebies to help you along the journey!

Track your milestones on a free, downloadable map

Collect digital writing-themed badges

When you reach your goal, randomly pull 1 of 12 digital tarot-inspired cards

Plus, to celebrate our birthday and the event finale on March 31st, we encourage you to post an introduction of your WIP(s) and a wrap-up of all the progress you made. Tag us and we'll reblog your post!

Optionally, join our Discord server to get more out of the Words into Potions writing challenge!

(Learn more about the server here.)

Earn special Discord roles by doing writing sprints

Participate in a weekly writing marathon, where we collectively try to reach a larger goal

Weekly WIP question trades, where we talk about each other's stories and encourage each other to keep writing

Share links to any progress updates you post on Tumblr in our dedicated event promotion channel, and we'll reblog them here

For a sneak peek at our free rewards and more details, read on below!

If you're going to participate or just want to help spread the word, please give this post a reblog! It's very hard for posts to be seen on Tumblr right now, and we really, really want this to find as many writers as possible.

Take a peek at a small section of our milestone map!

As you journey to your writing goal in March, you can also journey through a forest and collect different ingredients from mythical characters, creatures, and locations! Our map milestones are percentage based, which means they'll work for any goal you choose. Whether it's words, pages, hours, or anything else!

This is a super high-res file, so you'll be able to set it as your desktop wallpaper, zoom-in on all the details, and even print it as a poster! (We'll share more details on our printing recommendations when we release the full map mid-February.)

An illustrated top-down view of a hollowed tree trunk. Inside, bookcases line the top wall. In the center is a cluttered alchemist's desk with a blue butterfly balanced on it. Along the right and bottom walls, a long desk contains the following ingredients: a beetle, a glass vial of water, a waterlily, a mound of soil, a red mushroom, a mortar and pestle with ectoplasm, a fiery lantern, and a large sapphire gem. Around the massive tree, normal sized trees cluster in a dense forest.

Here's 3 of our 38 writing badges, designed just for this event!

When we get closer to March we'll release a full list of our badges for you to reference and download throughout the month, or if you're in our Discord server, we'll have an automated system for you to claim your badges!

We encourage you to share the badges you earn on Tumblr, along with your progress! Please @ us in your posts if you do, so we can reblog and encourage you!

An Amaranth flower with red text in a circle around it that reads: I've reached 20% of my goal.
A Nigella Sativa flower with blue text in a circle around it that reads: I remembered to drink water.
Stinging Nettle with green text in a circle around it that reads: I killed a character.

Reach your goal, and randomly pull 1 of 12 digital, tarot-inspired cards!

These are digital, downloadable cards that you can share on Tumblr, set as a phone lock-screen, and even print! We'll have size options for different desktop/phone wallpapers, as well as some dark mode versions! (Printing recommendations to come!)

A cream paper-textured card with a watercolor-style green circle in the center that holds several lavender plant flowers. Below this, text reads: the Witch. Above the circle is a symbol similar to an infinity symbol with an ornate ornamentation in the center.
A dark blue paper-textured card with a watercolor-style purple circle in the center that holds several green-tinted lavender plant flowers. Below this, text reads: the Witch. Above the circle is a symbol similar to an infinity symbol with an ornate ornamentation in the center.

Things to Know:

Words into Potions begins on March 1st 2024 and ends on March 31st 2024.

This event is geared toward original fiction writers, but all are welcome to participate.

Our Discord server is 18+ only, with no exceptions.

Our milestone map is free for personal use, but under no circumstances are you allowed to use it for commercial use (any situation in which you profit, financially or otherwise). You may not modify it in any way that obscures the Moon + Seraph watermark, and you may not claim that you created it.

Our writing badges are also free for personal use, but not commercial use, and you can't claim that you created them.

Our tarot-inspired card rewards are also free for personal use, but not for commercial use, and you can't claim that you created them.

Have questions? Send us an ask!

We're very excited about this writing challenge, so we're more than happy to answer any questions you have!


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